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A JADE BELT HOOK
Han dynasty
Of plain serpentine form, the terminal in the form of a dragon, the
top carved with a fluted pattern, the sides and dragon head incised
with geometric shapes and cross-hatching, the underside with a
rectangular button, the calcified stone now of mottled cream color,
with areas of dark brown.
4 1/8in (10.5cm) long
$1,000 - 1,500
漢 玉龍紋帶鉤
Provenance
Kaikodo, New York, circa 2001
Two similar belt hooks from the collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth
were sold at Christie’s New York, 11420, 19 March 2015, lot 591.
8063
A SILVER-INLAID BRONZE GAME DIE
Warring States to Western Han dynasty
The die cast with eighteen circular facets, five inlaid with sealscript
characters in silver and others coated in a rich green verdigris.
1 1/8in (2.8cm) wide
$5,000 - 7,000
戰國至西漢 銅錯銀骰子
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